Domestic Cleaner; Weekend Part Time

Position: Domestic Cleaner (Weekend) (Permanent, Part Time)
Location: Uppingham

Domestic Cleaner (Weekend)

Contract hours: 4.67 – 9.34 (Saturday and/or Sunday)
Basis:
Part time
Salary: £2,300.24 - £4,600.49 per annum

Location:

Uppingham School

Job purpose

To lead a team of Domestic Cleaners to provide a home from home for pupils by cleaning the houses and central buildings to the highest of standards, and in houses by serving meals and undertaking laundry. The role typically has two distinct areas of working, although there can be an overlap.

• Cleaning

To ensure the cleanliness of school central buildings is maintained to a high standard whilst working effectively and efficiently within a framework of good practice.

• Domestic

In addition to cleaning, domestic duties include meal presentation, service and laundry. Pupils and conference delegates typically take breakfast, lunch and dinner in their own houses.

Responsibilities

To work under the direction and guidance of a Team Leader or Assistant Cleaning Manager to carry out the following tasks:

• Be courteous to colleagues and pupils and provide a welcoming environment to parents, contractors, conference delegates, and other visitors.

• Work independently to complete the daily/weekly tasks assigned by your line manager to a high standard.

• Individual areas maybe changed or assigned on a rotational basis, and you may be required to assist colleagues in another area.

• Keep all areas clean. This will involve washing, dusting, polishing, vacuum cleaning and sweeping as appropriate.

• Maintain the environment to a good state of comfort and cleanliness e.g., programmed deep clean of carpeted and non-carpeted areas, soft furnishings, and bedding; fixtures and fittings; windows and walls; maintain storage areas.

• Make your line manager aware in good time of the need for replacement materials and equipment for the satisfactory performance of duties.

• Comply fully with Health & Safety and Hygiene regulations and Infection Control guidelines, best practice, regulations, and the School Health & Safety Policies and guidance, including:

• Chemical safety (COSHH)

• Comply fully with, ensuring, for example, the wearing of protective clothing as required.

• Comply fully with the Schools policies and procedures.

• Ensure that issued uniform is always worn, and is kept fresh, clean and presentable.

• Attend professional training as required.

• Hand in any lost property promptly.

• Assist with laundry operations as required.

• Undertake such other duties as may be determined from time to time within the general scope of the post.

And additionally for house-based staff:

• Work at special House functions (minimum of 8 evening events per year).

• Work in the dining room: clearing breakfast and laying out tables & serving at lunchtimes.

• Respond to unusual events requiring added cleans and changed bedlinen as required.

• Wash and iron pupils’ clothes and fold bedding and linen.

• Clean domestic kitchenettes including surfaces, large and small equipment, e.g., microwave and other ovens, fridges, and freezers to a high standard. Dispose of refuse.

Qualifications, skills and experience, personal qualities required:

Skills and Experience:

• Knowledge of cleaning procedures.

• Reasonable numeracy and literacy.

• Ability to work with minimum supervision.

• Ability to work with others.

• Good communication skills.

• Ability to organize workload and balance priorities to meet deadlines.

• Excellent attention to detail.

• Sets high standards of work.

• Good timekeeping.

• Ability to deal with colleagues, pupils and parents in a pleasant and helpful manner.

• Knowledge of health & safety requirements (desirable)

• An understanding of COSHH (desirable)

• Previous experience of using industrial cleaning equipment (desirable)

Benefits

• 50% contribution to premiums for the School’s private health scheme

• Free Westfield Healthcare

• Free membership of dual-use Sports Centre (£25 annual joining fee)

• Free staff lunches in term-time

• School fee discount for children of Uppingham staff

• Retail, gym, supermarket, cinema and restaurant discounts

• Cycle to work scheme

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Occupational Health Services

• Free annual flu jabs

• Recognised as a “Disability Confident” employer

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